The Presbyterian College is in the final stages of preparing a new curriculum to be used by congregational study groups or by individuals. We think this curriculum, including relevant videos and a study guide, will offer you an exciting and creative way to help you integrate faith and work—to explore your everyday work as participation in the mission of God.
Here is a sneak peak, of Session 2 of the new curriculum. The study guide is here.
The relevant video is below.
Most members of congregations participate in the mission of God primarily through their everyday work. But there’s a challenge for all of us because we continue to live with these odd dualisms:
Science // Religion
Secular // Sacred
Facts // Values
Public // Private
Work // Worship
This means that work and worship are relegated to different parts of our lives—as if they don’t have much to do with each other. But we know that these dualisms don’
t work any more; as if they ever did. We have to find ways to bring everyday work into worship. Another way to put it: Workers should feel like they can bring their work to worship.
The College has prepared resources for the integration of work and worship: Prayers, Sermon Ideas, Creative Activities, Children’s Times, Litanies. There are enough resources here to lead four services on the theme of work. Or you can distribute these resources through many services.
We hope you and those alongside whom you worship will be blessed by this resource.
